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Extirpator of Idolatries

A movie about the cultural resistance in a country besides diverse, divided.
Apr 14, 2016 · 1h 26m
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Crime
Drama
Fantasy
Mystery

PLOT

The police detective Waldo, of immersed and circumspect disposition and temper, investigates several crimes associated with indigenous rituals that occur in some regions of the Peruvian Andes. There we find a boy and a girl who are about to enter puberty and begin to interact with certain mythical beings, a supernatural belief very common in many Andean villages. A sinister character, pretending to be on a mission of faith, but imbued with religious dogmatism and intolerance, interrupts this peaceful scene as he casts an ominous shadow over these ancient Peruvian beliefs. Although Waldo's boss considers him inferior and distrusts his methods (a form of discrimination), the policeman continues his efforts to capture the "Extirpator of Idolatries.¨ At the same time, Waldo will resolve his own inner conflict which has troubled him all his life.

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CAST

Oswaldo Salas
Police detective Waldo Mamani / Mythical creature
Magaly Solier
Mother of the boy
Paulina Bazán
Village girl
Diego Yupanqui
Village boy
Augusto Casafranca
extirpator of idolatries
Oscar Ludeña
Police deputy / Mythical creature
Renato Gianoli
Chief of Police
Directed by Manuel Siles

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
ES
Budget
$60,000
Revenue
—
Production
La Luna Pintada Producciones
Country
PE
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